HARTFORD — Presidents and administrators at 16 private colleges in Connecticut are lobbying against the elimination of state scholarships for their students as proposed under Gov. Dannel P. Malloy's state budget.

BRANFORD — The first thing you see is the Ku Klux Klan robe, white with red stripes and a red medallion, and some reddish stains the seller told Jeffrey Fletcher he didn't want to know about.
Fletcher's finished basement is a museum dedicated to...

The first thing you see is the Ku Klux Klan robe, white with red stripes and a red medallion, and some reddish stains the seller told Jeffrey Fletcher he didn't want to know about.
Fletcher's finished basement is a museum dedicated to this country's...

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Beanpot Hockey FinalPostponed By Snow
The Beanpot hockey tournament final and consolation games have been postponed to Feb. 23 because of Monday's snowstorm in Boston. Boston University and Northeastern will face off in the championship game at 7:30 p.m. at TD Garden. The consolation game between Boston College and Harvard University is at 4:30 p.m. The first round of the Beanpot had been postponed a day and on Feb. 3 BU beat Harvard 4-3 in double-overtime and Northeastern defeated defending champion...

ROCKY HILL – Deputy Police Chief William R. Keehner will retire April 1, ending a 37-year career with the town police department.
"It has been my extreme pleasure and honor to serve with the Rocky Hill Police Department. I feel that I am truly blessed for having had this opportunity to serve the community that I have come to know and embrace,'' Keehner wrote, in a letter last month to Police Chief Michael Custer, announcing his retirement.
Keehner, 60, said Thursday he anticipates remaining on the...

Hartford Women Win
Sophomore Deanna Mayza and senior Amber Bepko provided big plays in the final seconds to lead the Hartford women (13-11, 7-3 America East) to a 51-46 victory over Binghamton on the road Wednesday night. Bepko led all scorers with 18 points, her team-high 11th time leading the team.
Eastern 65, Conn College 47: Senior guard Kristina Forsman of Newington had her first career double-double to lead Eastern (14-6) to a 65-47 non-conference victory against Conn College (14-6) Wednesday...

HARTFORD — Shaken by the Sandy Hook Elementary School tragedy and a violent break-in at his aunt's home, a crime he compared to the 2007 Cheshire home invasion, William Dong turned to firearms for protection, his public defender said Thursday.
So when a frightened woman reported to West Haven police on Dec. 3, 2013, that she saw a man — who investigators later determined was Dong — in the parking lot of a supermarket put an assault rifle in his vehicle and head toward the University of...

On Softball Watch List
Laura Messina, a senior pitcher on the Central Connecticut softball team, was named to the Top 50 "Watch List" for the 2015 USA Softball Collegiate Player of the Year Award on Wednesday. Messina, of Marlton, N.J., is the most dominant pitcher in Blue Devils history, with a 73-35 career record and 1.78 ERA. She has 719 strikeouts in 712 1/3 innings, including a program single-season record 266 in 2014, when she was 24-13 with 14 shutouts and a 1.47 ERA. She holds Central career...

Lt. Scott Custer finds it hard to believe that last December marked his 25th year at the South Windsor Police Department. He has held many positions during his tenure at the station and currently serves as the lieutenant of the Support Services Division.
"As commander of Support Services, I oversee the building, the fleet, the radio system, all the equipment, the dispatchers, records, public information, recruiting and hiring, the evidence function, and the traffic function," Custer said.
Before...